Do you have your scuba diving certification? Good, because you will want it when visiting artist Jason deCaires Taylor’s underwater museum. Opening to the public at the end of February, the recently completed installation, Museo Atlantico, is Europe’s first-ever subaquatic gallery and features 400 sculptures by the British artist. Taylor’s works are composed of a pH-neutral cement that is carefully calibrated to attract coral—which means that, over time, the pieces will be turned into artificial reefs, making his gallery as eco-friendly as it is beautiful. Indeed, Museo Atlantico is intended to spark a conversation on the role of humanity in regards to climate change and other major global issues. Museumgoers will be provided the unique experience of exploring the ocean’s floor in concert with analyzing Taylor’s vision.

Do you have your scuba diving certification? Good, because you will want it when visiting artist Jason deCaires Taylor’s underwater museum. Opening to the public at the end of February, the recently completed installation, Museo Atlantico, is Europe’s first-ever subaquatic gallery and features 400 sculptures by the British artist. Taylor’s works are composed of a pH-neutral cement that is carefully calibrated to attract coral—which means that, over time, the pieces will be turned into artificial reefs, making his gallery as eco-friendly as it is beautiful. Indeed, Museo Atlantico is intended to spark a conversation on the role of humanity in regards to climate change and other major global issues. Museumgoers will be provided the unique experience of exploring the ocean’s floor in concert with analyzing Taylor’s vision.

Do you have your scuba diving certification? Good, because you will want it when visiting artist Jason deCaires Taylor’s underwater museum. Opening to the public at the end of February, the recently completed installation, Museo Atlantico, is Europe’s first-ever subaquatic gallery and features 400 sculptures by the British artist. Taylor’s works are composed of a pH-neutral cement that is carefully calibrated to attract coral—which means that, over time, the pieces will be turned into artificial reefs, making his gallery as eco-friendly as it is beautiful. Indeed, Museo Atlantico is intended to spark a conversation on the role of humanity in regards to climate change and other major global issues. Museumgoers will be provided the unique experience of exploring the ocean’s floor in concert with analyzing Taylor’s vision.

The underwater gallery is located off the coast of Lanzarote, a Spanish-owned island near West Africa. As seen in the image, artist Jason deCaires Taylor used chains attached to a boat to slowly lower each lifelike work to the ocean floor.

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